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I show my son jack who is 13 months old I love him by everyday doing something with him that is special between only him and I. Either reading a book or cuddling or just simply playing with a toy. of course I say to him every chance I get how much I love him and that he is my favorite person in the world...but he probably does not fully understand what I am saying. But when he stops in the middle of playing to walk over to me to give me a hug and put his head on my lap...some how I know he does understand in his own way how truly special he is to me and how much he is loved.

Iam constantly with my baby boy.We take walks and play chase and even pick up toys together. I tell him I love him constantly and let him know how he was a gift sent by GOD and he is so very cherished. Every little thing he brings me from sticks to out of the line colored picture to his first scrible picture I keep and hang on the wall.

I do different things for each child. My son gets "kissy hugs" which he LOVES. I give him fast kisses all over. There is no planned time, just whenver we feel like it but especially before bed.
My daughter gets kisses too but she tells me how many. I ask her what Mommy needs and she responds "kisses". I then ask her how many and then she giggles while I smother her with kisees.

My daughter is 10 months old, I always hug her, give her kisses on her cheek and whisper " I love you" in her ear. She has recently started trying to eat my cheek, which I am taking for kisses. She has also started cuddling up in my arms, turning her head to look up at me and says "mama" then she snuggles her cheek against my shoulder. I wouldn't trade this for anything in the world.

A few days ago my 2 year old daughter suddenly stopped what she was doing, looked at me and said 'i love you mummy', i was so touched. And everyday when i get back home from work, she would run to meet me and simply throw herself in my open arms.

I tell my children I love them all the time. With my two girls, 6 and 4, I get specific, like I love their smiles or something unique about their personality. I try to respect their individuality when playing games, serving meals (without being a short order cook), and choosing activities, like dance or gymnastics. With my baby, I'm always kissing his cheeks. I can't get enough of his cheeks. I also tell him I love him and what it is that I love. Even is he doesn't understand the specifics, he understands the love, and it's good practice for when he is old enough to understand.

When my son Dakota was a new born...he's 7 1/2 months now...I made up a song to help calm him down whenever he's upset or not feeling well or just want to see him smile. Now it's his favorite song in the world to hear at any time and I've even taught it to his Grammy, my mother, to sing to him any time he wants to hear it! The other thing I do special to show him that I love him is to put him in the bed with me when/if he wakes up for any reason in the night and needs to be held. I love those times. He rolls really close to me and snuggles in tight and plays with my nightgown collar or whatever I'm wearing at that moment. Yes, he's an only child, but that just means he gets the most love!

I do little things to show my 8 months baby boy that anytime, anywhere, I am therefor him. From greet him "good morning" or "hello handsome" with a big smile and hugs when he woke up in the morning and after his naps; sing a bath time song; when I feed him, I say "one spoon for vaughn and one spoon for mama. Yuummm"; praise him as my favorite boy (I only have one, so that's ok to say favorite to him), the love of mama's life, mama's joy, etc everytime I hug him; and always make conversation while I do my work, cooking, cleaning, or any of my activities.
When we play in my bed, he would say "mammama", grab my face and give me a wet kiss (he doesn't know how to give a kiss yet, so he open his mouth and smooch my face!)
He is the love of my life!! ^_^

My husband and I have done family hugs ever since our son was born. We smother him with kisses and taught him "I Love You" early on. We always say it to each other so there is no doubt in his 2 year old mind that his parents love him to death. I am always there to give him a hug and kiss his owies better. He recently fell throwing a tantrum and came running for some TLC. He knows when he needs it, we are always there for him. He cries when Daddy leaves for work and perks right up with excitement and screams "Daddy!" with a big grin when he hears the garage door open when he returns. He trusts us fully so when left with a babysitter there is no doubt we will return. We left him with my mom for a week and he knew we would call him every night to tell him good-night and that we loved him. :)

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